A test of prey-attracting and predator defence functions of prey carcass decorations built by Cyclosa spiders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1055-1061

  Chou, I Chia ^a   Wang, Pi Han ^a,b   Shen, Pao Sheng ^c   Tso, I Min ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Life Sciences ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Ctr for Trop Ecol and Biodiv   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ORNAMENTATION; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; CYCLOSA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTINAE; VESPA; VESPA AFFINIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 17844375146     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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